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package org.apache.vysper.xmpp.server;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * an endpoint is at the intersection between a transport (e.g. TCP/IP, HTTP) and the server.
 * endpoints must be added to XMPPServer before the server is started. They will receive the server runtime context
 * before the server starts the endpoint.
 *
 * @see org.apache.vysper.xmpp.server.XMPPServer
 *
 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
 */
public interface Endpoint {

    void setServerRuntimeContext(ServerRuntimeContext serverRuntimeContext);

    void start() throws IOException;

    void stop();

}
